华尔街中级英语学习教程第10课：复习巩固Act4 (MP3和文本下载)

ROWLAND: This is Brighton Station. It's a busy station. Many passengers travel up to Washdon every day from here. I'm going to talk to one or two of the passengers now. Let's talk to you first of all, please.

ROWLAND: Do you travel on the train very often?

SWISS WOMAN: Not very much. Only occasionally from where we live in the country to Washdon.

ROWLAND: Where do you originally come from?

SWISS WOMAN: Switzerland.

ROWLAND: How do British trains compare with Swiss trains?

SWISS WOMAN: Well, the Swiss trains are very clean. On time. And always at the same hour. Each hour, which is very, very convenient. They're expensive but, so are they in England. Expensive.

ROWLAND: Are British trains getting better?

SWISS WOMAN: No. Worse.

ROWLAND: Oh dear.

ROWLAND: Here's a gentleman. Sir, where are you from?

AUSTRALIAN: Australia.

ROWLAND: What do you think of our rail service?

AUSTRALIAN: Um, seems fairly good. The trains seem reasonably clean and reasonably on time. So it's alright.

ROWLAND: How do they compare with Australian trains?

AUSTRALIAN: Er, a fair bit better I think.

ROWLAND: How have you found the British Rail staff?

AUSTRALIAN: Fairly friendly, yeah, most of the time.

ROWLAND: Splendid. Thank you very much.

ROWLAND: Madam, could I have a quick word? Where are you from?

DUTCH WOMAN: Oh, I live in England actually. I've lived here for eleven years. But I'm from Holland originally. So by comparison I think British Rail is just appalling.

ROWLAND: What's wrong with British Rail?

DUTCH WOMAN: It doesn't run on time. It breaks down half the time. You can't, you just can't rely on it. Trains are dirty.

ROWLAND: Have you experience of other railways around the world?

DUTCH WOMAN: France. Um, Holland. I think that's about it. I've travelled in Portugal a bit but not very much.

ROWLAND: And British Rail doesn't... ?

DUTCH WOMAN: It doesn't compare favourably to any of those.

ROWLAND: And turning to you, do you think BR is doing quite a good job?

NORWEGIAN: I think so, yes. I don't come from this country. So, I'm just here for four weeks.

ROWLAND: Where are you from?

NORWEGIAN: Norway.

ROWLAND: And how does British Rail compare with Norwegian railways?

NORWEGIAN: I think it's pretty much the same.

ROWLAND: Do you think there's anything we can do to improve the railway service?

NORWEGIAN: Well, the local trains could be a little bit more on time. Well also on second class I think they're quite dirty at times.

ROWLAND: Thank you very much. Thanks for your opinion.

ROWLAND: Sir, can I ask you how often do you travel on British Rail?

COMMUTER: Uh, well during the week I use it every day to go to work but not around here. I travel from Lewisham to the centre of Washdon during the week, just...

ROWLAND: So you are a commuter?

COMMUTER: I suppose so, yes. A short distance commuter. Yes.

ROWLAND: How long does that journey take?

COMMUTER: About twenty minutes generally, yes.